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Artists you need to know for the 2014 Grammys

By Gary Graff, The Oakland Press

Updated:
01/23/2014 03:01:48 PM EST

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Mark your ballot with these Grammy predictions

With a formidable group of frontrunners to significant snubs, the 56th Annual Grammy Awards stack up as one of the more intriguing in recent memory.Rapper/impresario Jay Z, who leads the pack with nine nominations, enjoys his status more for collaborations with other (wife Beyonce, Justin Timberlake) than for his own lukewarm "Holy Grail" album. Kanye West, Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars were outright slights for Album of the Year, while Lorde is inexplicably absent in the Best New Artist category. ...